Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite assailed on Tuesday, April 27, the Ombudsman's decision to dismiss charges against the policemen who were involved in keeping 12 detainees inside a "secret cell" in Tondo, Manila in 2017. Bayan Muna Representative Ferdinand Gaite (BAYAN MUNA...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima was discharged from the Manila Doctors Hospital on Tuesday morning, April 27, after a three-day medical furlough. Senator Leila de Lima is discharged from the Manila Doctors' Hospital Tuesday, April 27, 2021 and is escorted to detention at the PNP Custodial Center...
Anti-narcotics operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) seized some P68 million worth of shabu after the arrest of a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust in Cavite on Monday, April 26. Police seize P68 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Cavite on Monday, April 26, which also resulted...
Many are worried with comedian Tekla looking seemingly exhausted if altogether unwell in recent TV appearances. Some also noticed that he has seemingly lost a lot of weight. Malicious fans were quick to assume he is back on drugs. Note Tekla admitted to drug dependency problems prior, relating how...
One hundred seventy-five kilos of methampethamine hydrochloride ("shabu"), 329 kilos of marijuana, and 884 tablets and 300 milliliters (ml) of "ecstasy". That's how much illegal drugs the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) confiscated in Metro Manila during a five-month span amid the...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has decided to postpone anew its investigation into the fatal misencounter between operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO) Senator Ronald...
More than P4 million worth of shabu was confiscated from three suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Barangka, Marikina City on Tuesday (March 2). (Photo from EPD PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The suspects were identified as Amelita Cahanap Presto, 58; David Joseph Roque Eje, 43; and Arjel...
The Philippine drug war documentary "Aswang" is among the 238 projects eligible for Oscars consideration to be included in the shortlist of 15 films that will be announced on Feb. 9. "Aswang" is the Philippines' official entry for best documentary at this year's Oscars. "The film is eligible for...
He strode past the wooden walls and tin roofs of dreary houses, decomposing trash and filth on the ground, his tactical boots sloshed through black mud and grease, as he chased after a lanky 13-year-old boy, who wore an oversized, tattered, stained gray shirt, and a pair of old brown jersey shorts....
Alyx Ayn Arumpac wins in the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival IN GRAVE DANGER A scene from Aswang , the documentary on the war against drugs Despite the pandemic, Asia’s largest documentary festival, the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival took place in Goyang,...
